dev.to vs Building a Second Brain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
dev.to
Explore and engage with a blogging-forward social network focused on code creators. Discover content, follow tags and members, and stay updated on the evolving Forem ecosystem.
- Navigate Forem ecosystem
- Follow dev.to tags and members
- Discover Forem ecosystem content
- Read blog posts
- Write blog posts
- Stay up-to-date
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The best way to navigate DEV and the rest of the Forem ecosystem on your iPhone! The Forem app allows you to follow all your dev.to tags and members while also discovering what the evolving Forem ecosystem has to offer. Read, write and stay up-to-date in our blogging-forward social network.
Building a Second Brain
This app helps you manage information overload and achieve your goals through personal knowledge management. Connect with a community focused on productivity and digital organization for a more peaceful and purposeful life.
- PARA Method Mini-Course
- Community Hub
- Exclusive event invitations
- Notetaking and creativity resources
- Gateway to comprehensive courses
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Building a Second Brain is your learning community to help you transform information overload into clarity and consistent progress toward your most important goals. Here, you’ll connect with individuals who thoughtfully turn productivity, personal knowledge management, and digital organization into tools for living a more peaceful, purposeful, and fulfilling life. WHAT’S INSIDE: PARA Method Mini-Course: Learn the simple, intuitive system to tame your digital chaos and find any information right when you need it. Community Hub: Get exclusive event invitations, updates, and content—including videos and resources focused on all things notetaking, creativity, and working more intentionally. Gateway to Learning: The app is your entry point into our comprehensive courses and broader community of like-minded learners. When you master the flow of information through your life, you can accomplish anything you set your mind to. But if you continue to rely on your fragile biological brain, you’ll likely become ever more overwhelmed by the explosive growth in the complexity of your life. Download the app and start building your Second Brain today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Building a Second Brain at 4.7 against dev.to's 3.8. Building a Second Brain also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 39%). dev.to's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Building a Second Brain holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of dev.to's written reviews are positive against 50% of Building a Second Brain's.
dev.to ships an update monthly, Building a Second Brain every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dev.to | Building a Second Brain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (32 ratings) | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dev Community Inc. | Forte Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
dev.to
Building a Second Brain
In-app purchases
dev.to
No in-app purchases
Building a Second Brain
No in-app purchases
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